[TowerTalk] Fan dipole construction methods

[Jim Brown]

On 10/1/2017 5:19 AM, Joe Subich, W4TV wrote:
> I would not recommend a parallel/fan dipole with 80/30 meters.  I've
> tried it several times and the 80 meters wire detunes 30 meters. The
> antenna works as badly as if one simply used a tuner to force power
> into the 80 meter wire. 

I agree completely.  For about five years, I had a 2-wire fan for 80 and 
40. with loading coils and some wire added to the 80 dipole that 
resonated it on the low end of 160. It worked well on all bands and also 
on 30M and 15M. When part of the antenna broke, I rebuilt it without the 
160M coils and wire, and it no longer worked on 30M. Modeling predicted 
the poor 30M result. The loading coils for that antenna came from 
Hypower Antenna Co, a W3 ham in his basement. Good guy, good stuff, 
don't remember his call.

Paul -- my construction details are in the links I've posted here, and 
are on my website in the slide show about antennas for limited space.

73, Jim K9YC